Improvement in neck-ties



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JAMES W. NEWMAN, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN NECK-TIES.

Specilication forming part of Letters Patent No. 56,253, dated July 10, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. W. NEWMAN, o Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved N eck-Tie; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its nature, construction, and operation.

The nature of my invention consists in the method of cutting and Inakin g 'up a neck-tie.

Figure l is a front View of the neck-tie. Fig. 2 is an inside view of the same. Fig. 3 shows the shape of the piece of which the bows are formed, also its appearance when halffolde'd. Fig. 4 shows the shape of the piece of which the band A, Fig. 1, is made. Fig.5 is a section of the band after being folded. Fig. 6 is an inside view of the neck-tie before the oval piece H, Fig. 2, is attached. Fig. 7 isa section of the band and of the holdingpiece C, Figs. 2 and 6. Fig. Sis a View showing honr the neck-tie is held in its place.

To construct my improved neck-tie, I rst cut out of cloth or paper a piece in the shape represented by the outline of Fig. 3. I then fold the piece as indicated by the dotted lines, Fig. 3, and as shown at B' B, Fig. 3, which being accomplished, the tie is again folded or doubled on the lines I) b', b" b"', Fig. 3, and it takes the form represented in Fig. l.

The band A,Fig. 1,is formed from a piece cut as shown in Fig. 4 and folded as shown by the dotted lines in the same figure. The band when folded and doubled takes the form represented in section in Fig. 5.

U in Figs. 2, 6, and 8 represents what I term the holden It is constructed in form substantially as shown, of stift' paper or any suitable material. It is shown .in section at C G, Fig. 7.

Having the essential parts of my neck-tie formed, I put theln together in the following manner: The principal piece, Fig. 3, is folded and doubled, as shown in Fig. l. The band A, Fig. l, is bent around, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, and pasted or glued at K K, Fig. 7, to

the back of the principal piece; then the parts of the band marked D D', Figs. 4C and 5, are passed through the slit made for the purpose in the holder C, (shown in Figs. 6 and 7,),and made fast to one side only of the holder, as shown at Fig. 6.

The object of this method of connecting the different parts of my neck-tie is that there may be a free space between the band of the tie and the holder, into which space the collar of theWearer may slip, thus securing an easy nice fit for the neck-tie.

The oval-shaped piece H (shown in Fig. 2) is glued or pasted over the parts D D', Fig. 6, merely to give a neat and linished appearance to the tie.

To make my neck-tie durable, I Varnish or' cover the pieces H and C with some waterproof solution.

To attach the neck-tie I have simply to slip the holder (l up between the folds of the collar and to draw up the elastic F F F, Figs. 6 and 8, over the shirt-button Gr, Fig. 8. The elastic F F F is in the form ofV a ring, and is attached to the tie in this manner: One end of the band A is passed through the elastic ring, as shown at Fig. 6, after which the band is made fast, and the elastic is thus secured.

The advantages that I claim for my necktie are these:

First, by cutting it in the shape shown in Fig. 3 it folds naturally into a neat bow, and, being in one piece, saves gluing or sticking.

Second, my method of putting the parts together admits of easy adjustment to the c01- lar.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, Is-

1. The neck-tie consisting of the parts A, B, B', B", and B", in combination with the supporter C, secured together by the parts D D', substantially as described.

2. In combination therewith, the elastic loop F, applied substantially as described.

JAMES W. NEWMAN.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM EDsoN, A. HUN BERRY. 

